Abilene dentist sentenced to federal prison for Medicaid fraud

Tuan "Terry" Truong, an Abilene pediatric dentist, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered him to pay almost $60,000 in restitution. Truong practiced dentistry at Kool Smiles, and in 2008 and 2009 he billed Medicaid over $120,000 in fraudulent charges for services he never performed. He was paid over $30,000 in bonuses by Kool Smiles for work that was never done. Truong is also reimbursing Kool Smiles for their legal expenses.